Go to: http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/cik.htm The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Central Index Key (CIK): “to identify corporations and individual people who have filed disclosure with the SEC.”
The “Investments Tables”
Hoovers Company Reports DatabasesFiles for data on 40,000 Companies (includes private companies). Information includes company history, financial data, products or services, a list of competitors, and executives and board members.
Mergent’s Handbook of Common Stocks Ref HG450l .M59 (Business Reference)
Mergent Online (online service of Mergent)Database brings financial data on US companies as well as International companies listed US exchanges.
Mergent Industrials, OTC, International, Public Utilities, etc. (formerly Moody’s)
Ref HG49XX .M(various) (Business reference)
Standard and Poor’s NetAdvantage (online service of Standard and Poor) Database brings financial data on US companies as well as International companies listed US exchanges.
Mutual Funds Update Thomson Financial Monthly Ref HG4497 .W48(Business Reference)
Use this and Mergents Bank and Finance v.2 for mutual funds, and Standard and Poor’s NetAdvantage Database Mutual Funds/ETFs tab at top.
Value Line Investment Survey Ref HG4501 .V26 (Business Reference)
Graphs (Periodicals/3th floor)
Daily Graphs. NASDAQ Stock Market Edition HG4916 .D32
Daily Graphs. New York & American Stock Exchange Edition HG4916 .D33
Annual Reports/SEC Filings
Mergent Online (online version of Mergent)Database Mergent includes financials and Edgar filings.
LEXIS/NEXIS Universe Database
Select "Business" tab, and then "SEC Filings". Sort companies with the “Dossier Create a Company List”: by state combined with either Total Revenues or Total Assets.
Standard and Poor NetAdvantage Database
Websites by Subject Library Home Page EDGAR (SEC Filings) http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/srch-edgar, Financial data full-text from the US SEC [10(K), 8(K), 10(Q), etc.].
See also the Library Tutorial “Help - Finding Annual Reports” at: http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/help/help_annualreports.html
Additional Investments Information Sources
Barron’s weekly, HG1 .B3 Periodicals, Newspapers, 4th Floor
Wall Street Journal Newspapers, 4th floor. Index, Sixth Floor Ref HG1 .W26
The Journal is carried full text in the ABI/Inform and Factiva Databases
“Stock Market Prices” page on Websites by Subject, Library Home Page
For current and historical prices. For ticker symbol see Global Symbol Database link on: http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/websites/stockquotes.html
Standard and Poor NetAdvantage Database
See “Industries” tab at top. The Industry Surveys present detailed statistical and analytical data for over 50 industry categories. You can also search by company. This is an essential resource for industry research! Issues for 2008 and earlier in paper in stacks HC106.6 .S74.
IBISWorld Database
Over 700 detailed reports on industries organized by NAICS code. Search by key words or open reports from listing. Note Table of Contents in left column. Reports reference and link to other reports of similar industries. These are very detailed and evaluative reports.
Mergent Online Database
See “Industry Reports” tab at top. Industries worldwide (select a region of the world, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific) going back to 2003.
Value Line Investment Survey Ref HG4501 .V26 (Ready Reference)
Value Line includes a succinct “Industry Timeliness” report on 92 industries.
ABI/Inform Global Databases
You can search directly for "Company/Org"; select Advanced Search.
Access to 9,000 business publications.
Business Full Text (Wilson Web) Databases Some 350 essential business periodicals are included in this index; abstracts, and some full text.
For use of the databases consult Business Subjects Databases guide:
http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/tutorials/business_databases.html
Daniel Hanne
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